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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

VEANYSE ArcaVanguardA

$69.61+0.17 (+0.24%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A80/ 100

Rank 2 of 21 in Developed International Core

A80/100Rank 2 of 21inDeveloped International Core
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 69.44 to 69.61. Range 69.61 to 70.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.69.8070.0070.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.03%
Fund size · all share classes
$314B
1Y total return
+16.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.45%
Holdings
3914
Avg volume · 30D
10.1M sh
52W range
low $58.88high $74.04
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VEA Grade

A

Score 80 out of 100

Category
Developed International Core⁠
Rank
2 of 21
Six-pillar profile for VEA. Scores out of 100: Cost 90, Risk 43, Mission 100, Tradability 58, Holdings 84, Durability 91. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (43). Leans toward Mission.

Score 80 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 21

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 21

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 21

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 21

Our read on VEA

ETF.net Research

In short

AEverything developed outside the US in one line item: roughly 3,900 stocks across Canada, Europe and the Pacific, small caps included. Vanguard has run it since 2007 at three basis points.

Stated mandate

Seeks to track the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index through an indexing strategy investing substantially all assets in the index’s large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks across Canada, Europe, and the Pacific region.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.03% a year against a 0.18% median for its peer group. Low cost is the whole point of index exposure, and this sits at the cheap end of it.
  • The index reaches down to small caps and keeps Canada in, so you own about 3,900 companies across Canada, Europe and the Pacific, not just the mega-cap layer.vanguard.com
  • Tracks its FTSE benchmark closely and trades in heavy volume, which keeps the spread to get in or out slim, whether the order is small or institutional.
  • Live since 2007 and one of the largest international stock funds on the market. Distributions come quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • Developed markets only, and no US stocks. Emerging markets and the home market sit outside the mandate entirely.vanguard.com
  • The 0.03% fee is matched, not owned: SPDW and SCHF price the same and IDEV is a hair above. The separator here is index construction, not cost.
  • Plain index exposure, no buffer or downside protection. Foreign markets and the small-cap sleeve can swing hard, and the fund holds the full ride.

VEA Holdings

Holdings pillarA84 out of 100Rank 4 of 20 in Developed International Core
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
3,914
Top-10 weight
14%
Largest holding
005930.KS2.8%

Sectors

  • Financials24.4%
  • Industrials17.5%
  • Technology16.9%
  • Health Care7.8%
  • Materials7.6%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.9%
  • Consumer Staples5.3%
  • Energy4.9%
  • Communication3.3%
  • Utilities3.1%
  • Real Estate2.3%

Geography

  • Japan21.92%
  • United Kingdom11.08%
  • Canada10.77%
  • South Korea9.19%
  • Switzerland6.59%
  • France6.57%
  • Germany6.22%
  • Australia5.62%
  • Other countries (17)22.03%

Developed 89% · Emerging 11% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 261.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd2.81%45,251,055$8.88B182
2000660.KSSK hynix Inc2.30%5,605,292$7.25B186
3ASML.ASASML Holding NV2.14%3,769,302$6.75B193
4No dataSLBBH11421.07%33,769,418$3.38B39
5HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC1.05%167,607,706$3.31B143
6ROP.SWRoche Holding AG0.90%6,871,378$2.86B203
7SHEL.LShell PLC0.86%57,050,481$2.7B154
8RY.TORoyal Bank of Canada0.85%13,664,735$2.69B96
9NOVN.SWNovartis AG0.82%18,223,034$2.6B189
108306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc0.78%106,249,178$2.47B162
11AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC0.75%14,649,979$2.37B166
12NESN.SWNestle SA0.72%25,139,338$2.28B165
13SIE.DESiemens AG0.70%7,085,181$2.2B154
14BHP.AXBHP Group Ltd0.67%49,675,010$2.1B154
15SAP.DESap SE0.63%9,547,008$1.99B172

Showing 1–15 of 3914 holdings

VEA Performance

Launched Jul 20, 2007

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VEA$11,689
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VEA $11,689. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VEA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVEA
Year to date+12.2%
1 month−1.7%
3 months−1.4%
1 year+16.9%
3 yearsper year+21.6%
5 yearsper year+9.2%
10 yearsper year+9.8%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VEA
YearReturn barVEA
2026 YTD+12.2%
2025+35.2%
2024+3.2%
2023+17.9%
2022−15.4%
2021+11.7%
2020+9.7%

VEA in the news

VEA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.45%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.70Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.15; Jun 21, 2017 $0.48; Sep 20, 2017 $0.18; Dec 21, 2017 $0.43; Mar 26, 2018 $0.16; Jun 22, 2018 $0.54; Sep 26, 2018 $0.16; Dec 24, 2018 $0.38; Mar 28, 2019 $0.18; Jun 17, 2019 $0.45; Sep 24, 2019 $0.28; Dec 23, 2019 $0.44; Mar 23, 2020 $0.13; Jun 22, 2020 $0.20; Sep 21, 2020 $0.22; Dec 21, 2020 $0.41; Mar 22, 2021 $0.23; Jun 21, 2021 $0.41; Sep 20, 2021 $0.20; Dec 20, 2021 $0.77; Mar 21, 2022 $0.08; Jun 21, 2022 $0.53; Sep 19, 2022 $0.12; Dec 19, 2022 $0.49; Mar 20, 2023 $0.16; Jun 20, 2023 $0.43; Sep 18, 2023 $0.31; Dec 18, 2023 $0.61; Mar 15, 2024 $0.29; Jun 21, 2024 $0.46; Sep 20, 2024 $0.14; Dec 20, 2024 $0.71; Mar 21, 2025 $0.24; Jun 20, 2025 $0.44; Sep 19, 2025 $0.29; Dec 19, 2025 $1.04; Mar 20, 2026 $0.11; Jun 18, 2026 $0.38; Sep 18, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.18
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.38
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.11
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$1.04
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.29
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.44
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.24
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.71
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.14
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$0.46
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.29
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.61

See all 67 payments⁠

$10,000 in VEA 10 years ago paid $3,829 in dividends.⁠

VEA Risk

Risk pillarC43 out of 100Rank 19 of 21 in Developed International Core
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.25
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−29.4%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.97
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VEA Cost

Tied cheapest in Developed International Core

$638

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VEA 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VEA 0.03%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800051015202530VEA $638

Year by year

YearVEA
10$55
20$216
30$638

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